(2)GSDF holds massive drills near Mt. Fuji

(2)GSDF holds massive drills near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force members parachute during massive drills held Aug. 31 at the Higashifuji training site in Shizuoka Prefecture on the outskirts of Mt. Fuji (below).

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